"Although
reading and writing abilities continue to develop throughout the
life span, the early childhood years -- from birth through age eight--are
the
most important period for literacy development." --IRA & NAEYC
Position Statement, 1998
What We Know | Activities
| Special Needs
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What We Know
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Age Level
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*  Sharing Books with Babies: Early Literacy |
0-3 years |
Reading with Your Child |
0-5 years |
*  Child Trends Data Bank: Reading to Young Children |
0-5 years |
In
The Beginning |
0-5 years |
*  A
Parent Resource for Facilitating Literacy in Deaf Children |
0-5 years |
Assessing
Adult/Child Storybook Reading Practices |
0-5 years |
Access
to Print: Problem, Consequences, and Instructional Solutions |
0-6 years |
Feed
Me A Story |
0-6 years |
*  Have
Book Bag will Travel: A Practical Guide to Reading Aloud |
0-8 years |
*  Good
Times with Stories and Poems |
0-8 years |
* Tips for Reading with Your Children |
0-8 years |
*  Making
the Most of Storytime |
2-4 years |
Reading With Your Child |
2-6 years |
Facts About Reading Aloud |
2-6 years |
* Examining
Multicultural Picture Books for the Early Childhood Classroom: Possibilities
and Pitfalls |
3-5 years |
Families Sharing Literature |
3-5 years |
To
Rhyme or Not to Rhyme? |
3-5 years |
*  Promoting
Literacy in Your Child Care Program |
3-5 years |
*  Storytelling
in the Early Childhood Classroom |
3-5 years |
Facts and Figures: Benefits of Reading to Children |
3-6 years |
Print Awareness During Read Alouds |
3-8 years |
How Can Something as Simple as Reading to a Child Be So Effective? |
3-8 years |
*  Better
Kid Care: Reading Aloud |
3-8 years |
The Contexts of Comprehension: Information Book Read Alouds and Comprehension
Acquisition |
3-8 years |
*  Developmental
Considerations in Selecting Books for Children |
3-8 years |
Using Think-Alouds to Improve Reading Comprehension |
3-9 years |
Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension |
3-9 years |
*  Reading
Language Arts, Shared Reading |
4-7 years |
|
4-8 years |
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Activities |
Age
Level |
New
and Original Alphabet Books |
All Ages |
Talk,
Reach, Read: Early Literacy |
Newborn-1 year |
*  Sharing
Books With Your Baby |
0-2 years |
Tips for Reading to Young Children |
0-6 years |
*  Beginning
Reading Instruction: Practical Ideas for Parents |
0-7 years |
*  Age
Appropriate Reading Tips at a Glance |
0-8 years |
Reading
To Children |
0-8 years |
*  Read
Aloud Resources |
0-8 years |
*  Barahona
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents |
0-8 years |
*  Oprah's
Children's Reading List |
0-12 years |
*  Reading
to Young Children |
1-5 years |
*  Sharing
Books with Your Toddler |
2-4 years |
*  The
Real Mother Goose |
2-7 years |
Poems,
Rhymes, Raps, Fingerplays and Chants |
2-8 years |
*  Kid’s
Korner and Toddler Tales |
2-14 years |
Lil'
Fingers Storybooks |
3-5 years |
*  Book
Friendly: Beginning Reading and Young Children |
3-6 years |
* Stories
at Sesame Street |
3-6 years |
*  Fun Reading Tips and Activities |
3-7 years |
Hints on How to Read Aloud to a Group |
3-8 years |
103 Things to do Before/During/After Reading |
3-8 years |
Story
Time Tips |
3-8 years |
* How
to Get the Most from any Story After Youve Read to Your Kids |
3-8 years |
* Discover
How To Read To Your Kids |
3-8 years |
* How
to Get the Most from any Story While You Read to Your Kids |
3-8 years |
Children's
Storybooks Online |
3-8 years |
The
Internet Public Library Story Hour |
3-8 years |
Rebus
Rhymes |
4-7 years |
*  Kennedy Center Storytime Online |
4-8 years |
*  Chateau
Meddybemps |
4-12 years
|
Retelling
Stories Boosts Kid's Understanding |
5-8 years
|
*  Tips
for Reading to Young, School-Age Children |
5-8 years |
*  Reading
Aloud to Build Comprehension: Using a Think-Aloud Technique to Build Understanding |
5-9 years |
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Special
Needs |
Age
Level |
*  Parents
Reading to Children with Special Needs Just as Important as Reading to
Others, Experts Say |
0-5 years |
|
0-5 years |
*  A
Parent Resource for Facilitating Literacy in Deaf Children |
0-5 years |
|
0-6 years |
|
1-6 years |
|
1 year-Adult |
Head Start Families Sharing Literature |
3-5 years |
Guide
for Reviewing Children’s Literature that Includes
People with Disabilities |
3-5 years |
Reading
To Deaf Children: Bonding, Communication and Literacy Development |
3-5 years |
Becoming
Bilingual: Facilitating English Literacy Development Using ASL in PreSchool
|
3-6 years |
Shared
Reading and Writing With Children Who Are Deaf |
5-8 years |
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